Those speakers came with B&O reel to reel, and they have those special B&O two prong connectors that used for most old B&O components, but there is no badge or label any kind on them. Rosewood veneer texture and color on cabinets also reminds me B&O speakers from 60’s. Driver inside is Goodman Triaxiom 10, made in England. I cannot find any references for those speakers on Beo web sites. What also confused me, those Goodmans drivers, as far as I know B&O speakers usually use German made drivers.
Can someone identify those vintage speakers?
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janikphoto
Lunatic Member
Goodman was it's own brand, though I don't know enough about them to say whether they also sold drivers to other companies (like B&O) or to help identify a specific model. Those are nice speakers, though. I bet the imaging is superb! And a B&O r2r, huh?!? I hope you started a thread on it in the tape section of the forums, cause I wanna see it!
stickman
Super Member
I have seen a fair number of Goodman's drivers for sale on Fleabay but never any that looked quite like this! That tweeter cover that looks like a drain screen in a bathroom sink is very unusual.
These drivers would likely fetch a pretty penny from the vintage full range driver collector crowd if offered on FleaBay. Their appearance alone would attract a lot of interest as they look like industrial design artwork compared to most drivers.
These drivers would likely fetch a pretty penny from the vintage full range driver collector crowd if offered on FleaBay. Their appearance alone would attract a lot of interest as they look like industrial design artwork compared to most drivers.
I know the Goodmans speakers, I just thought that B&O use only German made drivers in their speaker, I had a few pairs of B&O speakers from 70s, 80s, and 90s, and they all use German made drivers. As RtR, its not working BeoCord 2000 Deluxe, If you interested, more info on it here: http://www.beoworld.org/prod_details.asp?pid=581
KentTeffeteller
Gimpus Stereophilus!
No, very early B&O Beocord open reels were British. The first Beocord machine used a UK made transport and I bet these speakers came with that first Beocord.
Me too, I never seen Triaxiom 10 before, I seen most common Goodmas like: 100C, 112C, 555C. It will be interesting to know for how much they will go on ebay, but for now, I most interested to figure out what brand of speakers I got.
I’I pretty sure that originally those speakers came with BeoCord 2000 Deluxe, I got them as set, but the speakers is 16 ohm, which is no common for solid state electronics, usually 16 ohm impedance for tube based gear.
Gang-Twanger
Resident Wharfedaliophool
The Triaxiom series full-rangers they made back in the day were really-nice. Here's a couple videos for the old Triaxiom drivers. They're not even mounted in a cabinet, and yet you can hear how incredibly-open-sounding they are:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXuciIZwZyI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tANnu_0zlQI
I really want to find a pair of the 12" or maybe 15" versions at some point. Since they sound so-good WITHOUT a cab, you'd think they would make awesome open-baffle candidates (I honestly don't know if they are or aren't). The early Goodmans drivers have a voicing that is VERY-similar to the tube-era Wharfedales. Very-open-sounding and lifelike with rich, detailed mids, smooth, airy highs, and a smooth yet precise, well-controlled bass with tight upper-bass response. My kind of speaker (The kind where you hear a musician actually playing in the corner of the room).
frommerstop
Super Member
Very nice looking speakers, obviously well finished, but an odd vent design... a type made with a simple hole saw. I don't think B&O would have made such an expensive speaker without any deadening material, and most likely would have used connectors on the back for speaker wire as well. Goodman sold drivers individually, much like EV, Altec, or Tannoy, and many people either made their own cabinets, or had a local wood worker do them. To me, they don't look likely to be B&Os.
Gang-Twanger
Resident Wharfedaliophool
Yeah, never seen a port/vent like that. But that's an awfully-nice veneer on those though. And like you said, why would they spend so-much effort on everything and then not use any dampening material? Somebody's unfinished project or something? Weird. Goodmans was a big aftermarket supplier for sure. Lots of nice DIY cabs floating around with Goodmans drivers, like the kit speakers you'd find in electronics supplier catalogs. But this doesn't look like your average kit-made cabinet, unless the guy got creative.
Well, even if the cabs don't work out, the OP can use those drivers in some cabs that WILL... Win/Win.
Yeah, the port is weird, but its definitely was made when speakers were assembled, because there is no removable grill and the fabric was glued into speaker frame.
Take a look on this: http://beophile.com/?page_id=1420 and this: http://beophile.com/?page_id=1437
Cabinet design and front fabric are exactly the same, they even mention that cabinets available in Brazilian rosewood (that’s I think finish on those speakers), but inside is a different driver configuration.
Gang-Twanger
Resident Wharfedaliophool
I think yours are from earlier than that, unless those aren't the original drivers and the baffle was indeed replaced. The drivers look to maybe be mid '60's or possibly even early '60's. The Goodmans full-rangers from that era are some real beauties. Very-smooth, yet open-sounding. If you like the Beatles, Stones, the Kinks, Donovan, or any other British bands/artists from the '60's, these speakers will do it in fine style.
